Jan de Bray

Jan de Bray (1627–1697) was a Dutch painter and portraitist.

Also recorded as Jan Salomonsz de Bray; Jan de Braij; Jan Salomonsz. de Bray; Jan Salomonsz. De Braij; J. de Braay; J. de Bray.

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Overview

Born at Haarlem in 1627, died at Amsterdam in 1697.

In detail

training under Salomon de Bray is recorded.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Haarlem and Amsterdam. Membership is recorded of Haarlem Guild of St. Luke.

Works named in the authority record are Portrait of a Six-year-old Boy, The Adoration of the Shepherds and The governors of the guild of St. Luke, Haarlem, 1675.

Work by Jan de Bray is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Nationalmuseum and KB, nationale bibliotheek.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Jan de Bray”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q541789: Jan de Bray

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